Restaurant Inspections for Oct. 17

Comments are taken directly from latest county inspection reports, which are available at each food establishment and at the Thurston County Environmental Health Office. For questions concerning these reports, contact the health office at 360-867-2667.

Comments are taken directly from latest county inspection reports, which are available at each food establishment and at the Thurston County Environmental Health Office. For questions concerning these reports, contact the health office at 360-867-2667.

Red violations are those most likely to cause food-borne illness and must be corrected immediately if feasible or according to a compliance schedule established by the health officer. Blue violations relate to the overall cleanliness and condition of operation and must be corrected according to a compliance schedule established by the health officer. Any establishment receiving more than 45 red demerit points or more than 65 total demerit points will be automatically reinspected in 10 days. If an establishment exceeds those limits twice in a calendar year, the permit will be suspended immediately.

Urban Onion

Oct. 8: Routine check

0 red 12 blue

116 Legion Way SE, Olympia

Comments: Red — None noted. Blue — Presence of flies in the kitchen due to open doors and windows with no screens. High temperature sanitizing cycle in dishwasher is not reaching high enough temperature. Light fixture not functioning.

Comments: Red — Cooked chicken and par-cooked chicken cooling in two-door reach-in not in a single layer arrangement, but heaped in the pan. Cooked chicken from earlier in the day stored for preparation at 78-86 degrees. Blue — Raw meats immersed in water wihtin food sink. Open wall at servers prep counter must be painted.

Comments: Red — Missing more than half of food handler cards that should be on file. Blue — Wiping cloth bucket too strong concentration of sanitizing solution. Cutting board to salad bar station is severely stained. Ladder on wall next to food prep station in back still collecting food debris. Floor in front of salad bar very dirty.

Compliance rating: 95 percent.

Bagel Brothers

Sept. 25: Routine check

45 red 18 blue

400 Cooper Point Road SW, Olympia

Comments: Red — Several employees and owner are without current food handler cards. Two trays of cooked eggs left out on cart and covered. Temperature of eggs was 74 degrees. Several burritos on counter wrapped and were at 49-63 degrees. Blue — Back screen door not sealed at bottom. Wiping cloth and bucket without sanitizer residual. Both bakers with hanging beards need to be provided with beard nets or remove beard. Prep cooler doors have torn or partially missing door seals. Floor very dirty beneath the mat behind counter.